Plasmatic Shield

Plasmatic Shield is a shield that trades protection for heat generation and retaliation. When it is unholstered, it increases the player character’s body temperature, and while equipped it raises the ambient temperature reading on the thermometer by one level; for example, Hypothermic becomes Cold. Like the Heater, Heater Shield, and Lodestone Shield, it is primarily useful for keeping the player warm in cold environments.

In combat, Plasmatic Shield can also punish melee attackers. If an enemy strikes it with a melee attack, there is a chance that the attacker will be ignited and take fire damage. This makes it useful not only as a defensive tool, but also as a way to turn close-range pressure against aggressive enemies.

• Best used in cold areas where the extra temperature is valuable.
• Works as a defensive shield, but its fire retaliation gives it added value against melee-focused enemies.
• The temperature increase applies while it is equipped, so it can be used to offset hypothermia during exploration.